New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday appointed Amit Chavda as the president of its Gujarat unit, replacing Shaktisinh Gohil.
It also appointed Tushar Chaudhary as the Congress Legislature Party leader in the Gujarat Assembly, replacing Chavda on the post.
"Congress president has appointed Amit Chavda as the president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect. Congress president has also approved the proposal for the appointment of Dr Tushar Chaudhary as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Gujarat, with immediate effect," AICC general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said in a statement.
"The party appreciates the contributions of outgoing PCC president Shaktisinh Gohil," the statement added.
Gohil had tendered his resignation following the party's drubbing in the recent Assembly bypolls in the state. The Congress failed to win any of the two seats that went to bypolls.
Gohil was appointed as the Gujarat PCC chief in June 2023, in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Chavda, who has held the post of Gujarat Congress president earlier as well, thanked the party leadership for reposing its faith in him again.
"Humbled and grateful to the Congress leadership -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge ji, CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi ji, LoP Rahul Gandhi ji, and GS(Org.) K C Venugopal ji -- for reposing their faith in me as the President of
Gujarat Congress.
"This is not just a post -- it is a solemn responsibility to fight for every Gujarati and uphold the values the Congress party stands for," Chavda said in a post on X.
"As a devoted soldier of the party, I will work day and night to strengthen
Gujarat Congress, fulfil the aspirations of our people, and realise the vision of
Rahul Gandhi ji in Gujarat," he added.
Tushar Chaudhary, a former Union minister of state for road transport and highways and tribal affairs, is the son of Amar Sinh Bhilabhai Chaudhary, the first tribal chief minister of Gujarat. He was the working president of the Gujarat Congress from 2007 to 2009.
Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has also appointed Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy as the in-charge of the party's organisation department for coordinating the selection process for District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents and collecting feedback on their performance and organisational effectiveness.